The Deputy Speaker put the deferred Questions (Standing Order No. 54(6)).
Supplementary Estimate
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Question put,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2016, for expenditure by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office:
1) the resources authorised for use for current purposes be reduced by £20,292,000 as set out in HC 747,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £37,171,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £16,879,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
Ayes: 305
Conservative: 300
Ulster Unionist Party: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Noes: 55
Scottish National Party: 50
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Independent: 2
Plaid Cymru: 1
Supplementary Estimate
Home Office
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2016, for expenditure by the Home Office:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £256,729,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 747,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £356,056,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £1,328,197,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
Supplementary Estimate
Business, Innovation and Skills
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2016, for expenditure by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills:
(1) the resources authorised for use for current purposes be reduced by £7,152,214,000 as set out in HC 747,
(2) further resources, not exceeding £195,006,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £72,412,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
Supplementary Estimate
Department of Health
Resolved,
That for the year ending with 31 March 2016, for expenditure by the Department of
Health:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £25,869,317,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 747,
(2) the resources authorised for use for capital purposes be reduced by £945,313,000 as so set out, and
(3) a further sum, not exceeding £252,304,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.
The Deputy Speaker then put the Questions on the outstanding Estimates (Standing Order No. 55).
Supplementary Estimates 2015-16 (Navy) Vote A
Resolved,
That, during the year ending with 31 March 2016, modifications in the maximum numbers in the Reserve Naval and Marine Forces set out in Supplementary Votes A 2015-16, HC 716, be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1 and 3 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996.—(Mel Stride.)
Estimates 2016-17 (Navy) Vote A
Resolved,
That, during the year ending with 31 March 2017, a number not exceeding 34,960 all ranks be maintained for Naval and Marine Service and that numbers in the Reserve Naval and Marines Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2016–17, HC 715.—(Mel Stride.)
Estimates 2016-17 (Army) Vote A
Resolved,
That, during the year ending with 31 March 2017, a number not exceeding 112,900 all ranks be maintained for Army Service and that numbers in the Reserve Land Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2016–17, HC 715.—(Mel Stride.)
Estimates 2016-17 (Air) Vote A
Resolved,
That, during the year ending with 31 March 2017, a number not exceeding 35,500 all ranks be maintained for Air Force Service and that numbers in the Reserve Air Forces be authorised for the purposes of Parts 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the Reserve Forces Act 1996 up to the maximum numbers set out in Votes A 2016–17, HC 715.—(Mel Stride.)
Estimates, Excesses 2014-15
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2015—
(1) resources, not exceeding £104,823,000, be authorised to make good excesses for use for current purposes as set out in Statement of Excesses 2014–15, HC 749,
(2) resources, not exceeding £406,000, be authorised to make good excesses for use for capital purposes as set out in Statement of Excesses 2014–15, HC 749, and
(3) a sum, not exceeding £275,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund to make good excesses on the use of resources authorised by Parliament as set out in Statement of Excesses 2014-15, HC 749.—(Mel Stride.)
Supplementary Estimates 2015-16
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2016:
(1) further resources, not exceeding £143,043,583,000 be authorised for use for current purposes, as set out in HC 747 and HC 750,
(2) the resources authorised for use for capital purposes be reduced by £21,730,537,000 as so set out, and
(3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £5,410,893,000 as so set out.—(Mel Stride.)
Estimates, Vote on Account 2016-17
Resolved,
That, for the year ending with 31 March 2017—
(1) resources, not exceeding £229,024,490,000 be authorised, on account, for use for current purposes as set out in HC 748, HC 751, HC 757, HC 762, HC 802 and HC 812,
(2) resources, not exceeding £29,298,192,000, be authorised, on account, for use for capital purposes as so set out, and
(3) a sum, not exceeding £222,965,394,000, be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund, on account, and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.—(Mel Stride.)
Ordered, That a Bill be brought in upon the foregoing Resolutions;
That the Chairman of Ways and Means, Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, Greg Hands, Harriett Baldwin, Damian Hinds and Mr David Gauke bring in the Bill.
Supply and Appropriation (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill
Presentation and First Reading, and remaining stages
Mr David Gauke accordingly presented a Bill to authorise the use of resources for the years ending with 31 March 2015, 31 March 2016 and 31 March 2017; to authorise the issue of sums out of the Consolidated Fund for those years; and to appropriate the supply authorised by this Act for the years ending with 31 March 2015 and 31 March 2016.
Bill read the First time; to be printed (Bill 147).
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 56 and Order 24 February), That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Question agreed to.
Bill accordingly read a Second time.
Question put forthwith, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
Question agreed to.
Bill accordingly read the Third time and passed.